Aaron Ramsey celebrates with his Arsenal teammates in 2019 (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey had a big career decision to make as a teenager as he had to choose between a career in football or rugby.
The Gunners great, now 34 and with Mexican club Pumas UNAM, was actually a very accomplished rugby player, and it seems he strongly considered pursuing that instead of becoming a footballer.
He’ll surely be glad he made the choice he did, having gone on to enjoy a great career at the highest level, with 64 goals and five trophies in 369 appearances for Arsenal.
Ramsey also played for Juventus, winning Serie A, and won 86 caps for the Welsh national team, representing his country at two European championships and earning the captaincy once Gareth Bale retired.
Aaron Ramsey celebrates a goal for Arsenal against Everton (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Aaron Ramsey on his time playing rugby
Speaking to the Daily Mail a few years ago, Ramsey spoke about his time playing rugby and how it also influenced his style of play in football.
“I like to think I would have made it if I’d chosen rugby,” Ramsey said.
“I started off playing rugby league as well as union. I switched between fly-half and wing but I preferred to play fly-half. I liked to be at the heart of everything. I liked to be involved.
“I was a good reader of a rugby match. I could kick, too. Playing football obviously helped me with striking a ball, and I enjoyed the physical side of it. I think that has helped me overcome my injury problems but out there on the rugby pitch I liked things to come through me.”
Of course, there’ll be plenty of football fans who also like to watch a bit of rugby from time to time, so there’ll perhaps be a few interested in paying a visit to Liverugbytickets.co.uk to get a look at what games are available and coming up in the near future.
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